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Easter Camp - Barça Methodology

2 April - 11 April

Starts
Asia/Beirut
Ends
Asia/Beirut
Easter camp 2026

A structured football camp designed to develop players in real game situations combining technical work, tactical understanding, and high-intensity training. Coach Paco Araujo leads the camp with experience gained in Barcelona, both as a player and a coach. His sessions focus on helping each player improve with purpose, understand the game better, and grow with confidence.

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The Barça Methodology

The FC Barcelona methodology develops technique, decision-making, and tactical understanding simultaneously through game-realistic situations, never isolated drills. Every session at the ONB Easter Camp is built around this system.

Key principles applied:

  • Cognitive Activation First: every session opens with a perceptual game to train the brain before the body
  • Positional Play & Superiority: players constantly work in numerical situations (1v1, 2v2, 3v1) to build tactical intelligence
  • The Rondo: fast possession circles developing first touch, awareness, and rhythm under pressure
  • Ball-Oriented Defense: pressing with trajectory, cutting passing lanes, and transitioning immediately into attack. Players learn to defend as a unit, not as individuals.
  • Progressive Overload: sessions increase in complexity across the 9 days, ensuring measurable growth

The Result Players who train under this methodology don't just get fitter or touch the ball more: they understand football differently. They make better decisions, move more intelligently, and compete at a higher level.


MEET THE COACH

Paco Araujo — Technical Director, Olympique National Beirut
Born in Barcelona, Paco played for FC Barcelona Futsal before building a coaching career across Europe, Asia, and the Americas. He coached within the FC Barcelona system, trained at La Masia, and has led national teams including Lebanon and Costa Rica at AFC Championship level.

He brings that same system unchanged to Beirut.


What Players Will Develop

  • Technical skills with the ball in realistic scenarios
  • Faster decision-making under pressure
  • Tactical understanding in game situations and numerical advantages
  • Improved coordination, control, and physical performance
  • Teamwork, discipline, and positive competitive mindset


Training Methodology

Every session is built around game-realistic situations.

Players are constantly exposed to:

  • 1v1 situations
  • 2v2 small-sided games
  • Positional understanding and superiority scenarios
  • High-repetition technical circuits
  • Full match play to apply Spanish methodology learning

This ensures constant involvement, faster learning, and real progress.


Daily Training Structure

Period 1 (9:15–10:00) — Cognitive activation game
Period 2 (10:15–11:30) — 4 rotating stations: technical circuits, 2v2 games, 1v1 duels, superiority drills

Period 3 (12:00–13:00) — Full match play


Why This Camp

This is not recreational. It is built for players who want real development, structured coaching, and measurable improvement — delivered through the same system that produced some of the best footballers in the world.


Limited Spots Available

We keep groups controlled to ensure quality and individual attention.

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